Mary Kom Husband, Age, Weight, Olympic Medal, Biopic, Records, Awards
Published on: Feb 14, 2020 5:55 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 18, 2024 4:38 pm IST
Mary Kom is an Indian Boxer born to Tonpa Kom and Akham Kom. Her family hailed from the North-Eastern state of the country – Manipur.
Date of Birth | 1 March 1983 |
Height | 5 ft 3 in |
Husband | Onler Kom |
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Mary who now is a Rajya Sabha member of Parliament, won the World Amateur Boxing Championship 5 times. She also is the only woman boxer to win a medal in the six different world championships. She became (and remains) the only Indian woman boxer to qualify for the Summer Olympics in 2012 and went on to compete in the London Olympics, where she clinched the bronze medal in the 51 kg flyweight category.
Weight 50 Kg or 110 lbs
Olympic Medal
Bronze Medal – Summer Olympics – 2012, London, United Kingdom
Biopic
In 2014, Omung Kumar made a biopic film based on the life of the Indian boxer starring Priyanka Chopra. The film went on to become a success on the box-office.
Records
World Championships:
Silver in 2001
Gold in 2002
Gold in 2005
Gold in 2006
Gold in 2008
Gold in 2010
Gold in 2018
Bronze in 2019
Asian Games:
Bronze in 2010
Gold in 2014
Commonwealth Games:
Gold in 2018
Awards
- Padma Bhushan (Sports) – 2013
- Arjuna Award (Boxing) – 2003
- Padma Shri (Sports) – 2006
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award -2009
Mary Kom Husband
- During her participation in the national games in 2001, Kom met her husband Onler Kom. They got married in 2005 and have 3 sons together.
- Kom was blessed with twin sons in 2007 and in 2003, she was blessed with another son.